CENTRAL SIERRA — It’s intense, it’s fast-paced, it’s challenging, and some days it’s really a pain in the rear. But most of all, producing Sierra News Online is intensely rewarding. Four years ago we launched SNO with the promise that “if it’s happening in our little corner of the world, you’ll find it on Sierra News Online,” along with an ...

NORTH FORK — A group of citizens in North Fork is taking the threat of wildfire seriously and putting up serious cash to make people aware of the danger. The North Fork Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary has ponied up over $2,000 to purchase 1,000 bright yellow signs to remind visitors and residents alike of the ever-present and very real danger ...

EASTERN MADERA COUNTY – If you’ll be traveling along Road 223 across Teaford Saddle during the next week, you’ll want to be prepared for short delays. County Roads is removing hazard trees between Road 420 (Thornberry Road) and Hidden Meadow Road (see map below). Crews are stopping traffic, dropping trees and moving them out of the roadway, then letting traffic ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — A group of committed citizens has brought community radio to the Central Sierra, and they’re inviting the public to participate in any number of ways, even if that’s just tuning in! KRYZ is broadcasting at 100 watts across the Mariposa basin at FM 98.5, and are live streaming on the internet. The station has been live online ...

OAKHURST — Has anyone ever called and told you the IRS was coming after you for back taxes, or that you would have your power shut off if you didn’t send money right now for a delinquent PG&E bill? With all the scammers out there preying on our senior citizens, Oakhurst CHP Commander Jason Daughrity organized an event to provide ...

MARIPOSA — About a month ago, things were a little bit up in the air. Now, Scott Marsh and his new partners in the downtown Mariposa edition of Slim’s Koffee Shak invite the community to a grand opening bash on Friday, June 24 from 7 – 9 p.m. The evening celebrates the shop’s ribbon cutting with the Mariposa Chamber of ...

OAKHURST — It takes a village to put on a successful Sober Grad night, and all the members of that village came together on behalf of Yosemite High’s Class of 2016 overnight from Wednesday, June 8 to 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 9. The YHS PTA organizes Sober Grad and wants to say the biggest thank you to all of ...

Written by Lexey Jenkins — COARSEGOLD — Hello and happy summer!  This is our last month of the 4-H year. This month is also 4-H camp, for ages 14 – 18 at Huntington Lake. 4-H camp is a very fun experience, and you can even become a junior counselor or teen counselor. It’s too late to sign up this year ...

MADERA COUNTY – Madera County has taken home an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo) for its 311 Customer Service Center Program. The Achievement Awards, which annually recognize innovation in county governments across the country, include awards for a variety of county government services, such as art and historic preservation; criminal justice and public safety; transportation; and ...

OAKHURST — We’ve all enjoyed the recent bout of cooler weather, and now we need to prepare for the real deal as temperatures hit three digits before long. While the National Weather Service in Hanford forecasts that the foothills on Saturday, June 18 will hit a high near 84 degrees, and a low around 50, by Sunday, June 19, the temps are expected to ...